Allium canadense
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Meadow Garlic
Alliaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1 ft tall by 0.1 ft wide but spreads through creation of new bulbs and can form relatively large clumps and patches. | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Summer and fall dormant. Leaves emerge in the winter and it blooms in early spring. | |
| Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden, rain garden, bioswale, or herb garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Transplant or divide bulbs, plant bulblets that are produced in the flower heads, or grow from seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Circum neutral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Pollinated by bees and other insects. | |
| Native Habitats: | Ruderal, especially roadside ditches. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Add to your herb garden next to the chives. Leaves are solid (not hollow like chives and other onions) and all parts of the plant can be used raw or cooked to add a mild garlicky flavor. | |
| General Comments: | The inflorescence consists of a few long-stalked flowers with 6 tepals and many bulblets that tend to sprout in place. The first leaf from the bulblet tends to curl giving the structure a wild-haired appearance. |